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stealth is way more about a mindset and how you live than what you are living in. i can blend in on a city street in a factory rv or what ever by acting and making it look like it is just parked for the night and not occupied. just the mere fact of that dude opening his side door shows the whole...

you know guys, it may not have been an intentional ripoff with sub par oil. mistakes happen. and with so many new low viscosity oils out it may have been a simple accident where the tech put some 0-20 in and it was just too thin. not everyone is out to get you

just a cautionary note. while most places allow picking of berries and other wild craft foods with minimal restrictions/regulations. yet when you start making products, the rules, regulations and permitting can get complicated. most states have pretty strict requirements on selling processed...

no such thing. van dwellers/nomads are a true and complete melting pot. rich/poor, couch potato/adventure athlete, high speed drifters/sticks in the mud, north/south/east/west, young/old, doin it because they want to/ because they have to no other choice, self sufficient diy everything/need...

i would go one step further. after equalizing them. i would disconnect them all from each other and any and all loads or charge sources and let them sit for a day. then see what the resting voltage of each battery is. if they are all the same that is a good indiation. if one or more batteries...

no, you can not mix 120 volt (ac ) and 12 volt (dc) at best it wont work, at worst someone gets electrocuted. with lots of damaged stuff in between 12 volt appliances need a 12 volt source/outlet. 120 volt appliances need 120 v source/outlet

if you are doing serious cold weather camping, butane may not provide enough pressure to operate when cold with propane you can always upgrade to larger bulk/refillable tanks/cylinders to save money. not really with butane devices some areas of the country/world propane or butane may be easier...

while people get away with it, over staying the time limits on public land to complete a project are the type of activities that end up giving van dwellers a bad name and bring down harsher restrictions. same can be said of working in a store parking lot. if you do these things, keep a low...

another nod to the oregon coast more trouble with chilly weather than being to hot. yesterday was beautiful but cool. still shorts n T shirt most of the day. rains came today and needed pants and a fleece. not much sun for the solar but if you can deal with the wet, this is a great place to be

that is not the fuse that failed, but the fuse holder it's self. most likely a bad connection inside the holder over heated at much less than the ratting of the fuse. good to see the victron product literature...

check out the truck fridge units, they may have one that is pretty close in size. they are also pretty efficient on energy consumption

funny, that is pretty much what the manufacture said.... imagine that

all the canoe kits and home built canoes i have seen, while very beautiful were very labor intensive to construct and required skill and attention to detail. watching craigslist can find you a decent canoe for around $200 for an old generic garden variety one. the off season is when you get...

that statement is off in so many ways. can you quote me a statute that makes being a nomad illegal? there are not that many jurisdictions that have laws on the books that make sleeping in your car over night illegal, so long as you are legally parked. i personally have never traveled though one...

i am not putting words in your mouth. ALL panels have a rating for max power voltage and amps. the max power amps dont tell you anything without the max power volts. you either need both of those, or just use the wattage of the panels. the isc or short circuit current tells you nothing about the...

the trucking industry has been tracking all that for ages. drivers are only allowed to drive so many hours before stopping. when a drivers is waiting for a shower, that does not count towards the hours they can drive. it often can count as rest time towards being available for more hours to...

jd, you quoted the other guys post that said/asked it wasnt good to mix golf cart batteries with rv batteries. then you immediately commented and i quote sure sounds like you are contradicting his assumption. maybe you didnt mean it that way, but that is how it looks no need to get all riled up

it has nothing to do with the voltage. even 120 volt stuff on boats is done with stranded wire. the reason is strictly flexibility. stranded wire is much more flexible and will flex and come back like a spring. solid core wire wild bend and yield due to the vibration and motion. then just like...

yes the voltage at isc will be lower, much lower than the max open circuit voltage. but when you have a panel connected to a battery via a charge controller you will not see the isc amps going to the battery threw the charge controller. the only time you will see the max current short circuit is...

to an extent your right. but mixing golfcart batteries with rv batteries is a fools errand. if more capacity is needed and the rv batteries are in good shape then just add a few more rv batteries. then when they are worn out, think up upgrading to golfcart batts or something else one place you...